Etymology:
"Dictation" derives from the Latin word "dictare," meaning "to speak or utter words."
Meaning:
The act of speaking words aloud for someone else to write down.
Origin:
The word "dictate" first appeared in the early 15th century in the sense of "to say authoritatively." By the mid-16th century, it began to be used more specifically to refer to the act of speaking words to be written.
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